Nkoranza (B/A), April 21, GNA – Mr Godfred Axolu, the Nkoranza Municipal Director of Education has urged the clergy to encourage the youth to dress decently.
Mr Axolu also stressed the need for Churches to promote the education of Girls through the pulpit to encourage parents to support their Girl-child’s education so that they could contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.
He made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Queenmother of Nkoranza, Nana Adutwumwaa Dudai Kani, to formally introduce himself to her as the new Director for the Municipality.
Mr Axolu expressed concern about the increasing number of teenage pregnancies in the municipality and called on stakeholders in the area to help control the problem before “it gets out of hand.”
He also urged parents to monitor their children, particularly the Girl child against early sexual activities and other social vices.
The Municipal Director of GES called on parents to join hands with teachers towards the promotion of effective discipline in schools and in the communities, and urged Assembly members and Unit Committees to help address moral issues.
The queen-mother thanked Mr. Axolu for the visit and assured that the Queen-mothers’ Association of Nkoranza was addressing the issue of child delinquency and had recently launched an educational campaign against teenage pregnancies.
She said under the campaign, the executive members of the Association would be visiting the communities to educate girls to desist from early sex.
Nana Kani said the Association had reintroduced puberty rites in the communities to help the girls to develop to adulthood before engaging in sexual activities.
The Queen-mother called on parents not to give out their girls for early marriages because such practices affect their education.
Source: Ghana News Agency
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